Raivuna patruelis

Raivuna patruelis
Raivuna patruelis in Hong Kong
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Dictyopharidae
Genus: Raivuna
Species:
R. patruelis
Binomial name
Raivuna patruelis
(Stål, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Dictyophara patruelis Stål, 1859
  • Pseudophana patruelis Stål, 1859
  • Dictyophara tengi Matsumura, 1905

Raivuna patruelis is a species of planthopper in the family Dictyopharidae found in Asia.[1]

Description

The insect is a dull greenish color with black eyes. The palpi and legs are dirty yellowish. The frons, clypeus, thorax, scutellum, and abdomen are yellowish-green, the temples are vitreous, the antennae are brownish-black, the stigma is brown and the wings are hyaline. Body length is 8.2–9.2 mm.[2]

The head is small with the apex of the vertex slightly convex; the ocellar triangle is convex; the temples are yellowish-green. The thorax is yellowish-green with the anterior and lateral margins paler. The scutellum is slightly convex with parallel transverse grooves. The tegmina are slightly longer than the abdomen lengthwise, dirty vitreous, with transverse veins faintly brownish. The legs are dirty yellowish-green. The abdomen is dirty vitreous-yellowish with a black disc and broadly yellowish-green margins.[2]

Distribution and habitat

The species is widely distributed across Asia. It is known from South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, southern Pakistan), Southeast Asia (Java, Borneo, Sumatra, Mainland Southeast Asia), and East Asia (China, Koreas, and Japan).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Raivuna patruelis (Stål, 1859)". GBIF. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
  2. ^ a b Kongliga Svenska Fregatten Eugenies Resa Omkring Jorden. Vetenskapliga Iakttagelser. Andra Delen. Zoologi. 1. Insecta. Stockholm: K. Svenska Vetenskaps Akademien. 1859. p. 271.